Reinstalling after 12+ months - some questions!

CaptainHaplo · 12-23-07, 02:25 PM

Welcome back BoB!

I will answer as you asked.

1) The patches have drastically improved performance. With 1.4 - they also redid the sight image - your no longer in a 7 mile bubble - its now 20 miles! And with the engine enhancements - it till runs better than base 1.0 - so definitely patch with 1.4 and enjoy!

2)Must have mods? Only one that is absolutely necessary - and that is ROW(Reflections on the water). Its a graphics enhancement that truly shows the meaning of enhancement! The rest are a matter of taste - but for those looking for realism - Trigger Maru or Real Fleet Boat (TM or RFB) are great, as are the Run Silent Run Deep that works with them (RSRD) - also check out NSM (Natural Sinking Mechanics) for another great piece of the puzzle. Of course - all are JSGME ready and there is plenty of info out there on the order of install. There are other great mods out there - but these are the ones I find bring the greatest of realism, which I enjoy. Some other good ones out there are Mess Hall Sink mod and Sobers megamod - both add great things. Read the readme's and see which fits what you want. But no matter what - get ROW!

3) Absolutely!!!!!!

4) Forced retirement is fixed - in that you are now given the opportunity of retirement - or spend renown to get stay active.

5) I dont use the gramaphone - but there are alot of mods out there for it - just not sure if there is a US Jazz one as yet.

As for other info - the 1.4 patch is inclusive - you dont have to do them all - just the 1.4 over a stock install. They also got rid of the copy protection (nice of Ubi) so install and then put the dvd away in a safe place. Lastly - Ubi is working on an expansion that will add some strategic elements to the game as well as the ability to play the germans in the pacific as is semi-historically correct- we will have to see how that turns out. Yes they are revising history a bit - but its within the realm of reaon... kind of... :rotfl:

Lastly - enjoy! Just remember than SH3 and SH4 are radically different beasts - so don't get too frustrated.

12-23-07, 02:25 PM	#3
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Welcome back BoB! I will answer as you asked. 1) The patches have drastically improved performance. With 1.4 - they also redid the sight image - your no longer in a 7 mile bubble - its now 20 miles! And with the engine enhancements - it till runs better than base 1.0 - so definitely patch with 1.4 and enjoy! 2)Must have mods? Only one that is absolutely necessary - and that is ROW(Reflections on the water). Its a graphics enhancement that truly shows the meaning of enhancement! The rest are a matter of taste - but for those looking for realism - Trigger Maru or Real Fleet Boat (TM or RFB) are great, as are the Run Silent Run Deep that works with them (RSRD) - also check out NSM (Natural Sinking Mechanics) for another great piece of the puzzle. Of course - all are JSGME ready and there is plenty of info out there on the order of install. There are other great mods out there - but these are the ones I find bring the greatest of realism, which I enjoy. Some other good ones out there are Mess Hall Sink mod and Sobers megamod - both add great things. Read the readme's and see which fits what you want. But no matter what - get ROW! 3) Absolutely!!!!!! 4) Forced retirement is fixed - in that you are now given the opportunity of retirement - or spend renown to get stay active. 5) I dont use the gramaphone - but there are alot of mods out there for it - just not sure if there is a US Jazz one as yet. As for other info - the 1.4 patch is inclusive - you dont have to do them all - just the 1.4 over a stock install. They also got rid of the copy protection (nice of Ubi) so install and then put the dvd away in a safe place. Lastly - Ubi is working on an expansion that will add some strategic elements to the game as well as the ability to play the germans in the pacific as is semi-historically correct- we will have to see how that turns out. Yes they are revising history a bit - but its within the realm of reaon... kind of... :rotfl: Lastly - enjoy! Just remember than SH3 and SH4 are radically different beasts - so don't get too frustrated. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo